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March 24, 2008
BY SEAN McADAM
Journal Sports Writer
TOKYO -- Coco Crisp, who missed the majority of spring training because of a slight groin strain, grew slightly irritated when asked to assess his readiness.
"This is the last time I'm going to talk about this," he said today. "I know I'm 100 percent."
Because he played so little, Crisp never had much of an opportunity to compete for the center-field spot. As of this morning he hadn't been told of his status, though it's clear that Ellsbury will play more.
Early in spring training, he had express a desire to be traded elsewhere if he wasn't going to play every day.
"I'm taking it day-by-day,'' he said. "We'll see how it all plays out."
It's believed that while A's manager Bob Geren would like to have a more accomplished and experienced center fielder, GM Billy Beane isn't interested in Crisp because of his salary. Crisp stands to make $11 million over the next two years, more than the rebuilding A's want to pay while they finish near the bottom of the A.L. West.
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